• PiraHxCx@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    12 hours ago

    You mean a record of collective experience painting a bigger picture about a subject may be more valued than a single anecdotal account?
    Ask a white middle class boomer how was growing up in the American 50s and he might say it was a great time based on his experience… a black person might give a different perspective…

    I believe more often than not a quick Google search may provide more information than someone you are talking to. I’d take a Google search over 99% of what any of my relatives have to say about any subject :P

    • Chippys_mittens@lemmy.worldOP
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      12 hours ago

      Ask Google what sex feels like, how to foster a strong platonic relationship, how to positively interact with a profoundly intellectually disabled person, how exactly should a roux smell when its ready to use, ask it what you should do for a living. I’m in no way saying it’s not an incredibly useful tool. I’m thinking its over valued in some cases because it confirms internally held biases without the user actually interacting with the context of their questions.

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        3 hours ago

        Ask a person what sex feels like or how should a roux smell - these are not things you can explain in words, whether it’s in an article or in person.

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        11 hours ago

        I get your point, and I was actually kinda playing devil’s advocate here, I really thought I’d be the one getting downvoted lol